Brainerd Lakes Real Estate News

     My new listing at 921 12th Street SE Brainerd, MN is everything you could want in a starter/family home.  The backyard is entirely fenced with sparkling white tall PVC panels that are attractive and functional.  Let the kids and or pets roam freely.  The two car garage with paved driveway has plenty of room for a car plus toys or two cars, if you please.  Two bedrooms are on the main level and another large bedroom on the second.  Masyer bedroom up or down, you choose.  A basthroom on the main and a 3/4 in the basement, along with the utility room.  A home theater/game room is ready for family fun and movie nights.  How about the big game?

     The main level is open and light filled - isn't that exactly what you want?  How about a price of $119,000 with a new furnace in 2006?

                                                                                         ~ VIRTUAL TOUR~

Contact Kathleen Lordbock REALTOR/Staging Specialist

218-831-8001

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     Most buyers are looking for a well-maintained house in apple pie order. They will be looking to buy as much house as they can get and still leave a little dough for changes to adapt things to their personal taste.  That doesn't mean that they will be looking to dive right into major home improvements, because they won't. The down payment on your home will take most of their savings.  After the monthly mortgage payments, taxes and insurance, there is no room in their budget for major repairs. Many buyers today will not consider a house that needs remodeling and improvements, they do not need to as there are plenty of move in ready homes available. Those buyers who will are called flippers and need to buy property as cheaply as possible to make needed repairs and enhancements and still clear a profit. Nothing personal - it is their business.

    Your house will stand a better chance of selling if it has an up-to-date kitchen,  an up-to-date bathroom  and shows the signs of regular maintenance. Inside and outside everything should be in good repair. Fresh paint improves the curb appeal of any house, along with blooming flowers and a nicely cropped green lawn. Cleanliness, both inside and out will make a good impression on the buyer. Clean out the gutters and downspouts, pull out all weeds, put fresh mulch around trees and in flower beds. Pressure wash the sidewalks and siding, if it will stand up to it. Go the distance and the reward will be much greater.

A young teenager in our youth group wrote this poem about her new much younger brother and sister.  For those of you who are adoptees or have siblings that are - this expressed what I have found is a common thread.  Fear, resentment, acceptance - love.

Adoption
You came into my life I didn’t really know you.
You came here to stay, but yet it felt like our old life was so far away.
I wanted you to stay.
But I wanted you to leave.
But the more I got to know you, the more I got to love you.
The more I got to see you, the less I was afraid.
Afraid of losing the only thing I had,
You know that it was truly hard for me to share my mom and dad.
But then I had to realize I truly had to see,
That there was more to our home now then just me.
I got to spend some time with you, and you asked me questions,
So now each and everyday I get to watch you grow and grow.
I miss you when I’m gone.
I miss you when you’re near.
I love it when we play.
And we go camping in your bedroom.
I love to read to you, and hear your little voice.
I wish that I could understand you more,
But sometimes it’s hard to think twice.
I know that it will still take time to love each other more.
And even when I am grown and gone.
I pray that our relationship will still stand strong.
Picnics in the backyard.
Flowers in a hand.
I know that I will forever love you,
The more and more we stand.
Walking down the street.
Playing in the sand.
Waiting for you to fall asleep.
Or maybe just holding your hand.
I wish that you could understand just how I feel for you.
This poem is my exact thoughts from the moment I first saw you.
I love you more then yesterday but less then tomorrow.
Swimming at the beach,
Castles in the sand,
Good times,
Bad times,
Wishing for more time that we could always have.
Brother and Sister, I love you and I pray all the time, that God would bring us closer all the time. I am so happy that you guys are now ours, and that you are here to stay, so we can hold you in our arms. I didn’t really understand that when you first came that you would stay forever. And I know that there have been times when I did not want you to stay. But now all those thoughts have gone away. I love you and will never want you guys to leave. I love being your big sister. I hope that you feel the same.
I love you guys.